22 DECEMBER 1967, Page 29

Crossword no. 1305

Across

I Water with Scotch? It's monstrous! (4, 4)

5 Holdings in agricultural equipment? (6) 9 Young heather for a young horse (8) 10 Game to make you cross! (6) 12 The spirit of the Foreign Office In Rome? (5) 13 Essential to have new wine under diabolic guidance (5, 4) 14 Relatively speaking, she might upset the drag (4-8) 18 Shaw's lassie (5, 7) 21 Little pink creature in a cloche (9) 23 Muscle and brains? (5) 24 Cash for the club founder? (6) 25 Hanging about in the stables? (8) 26 Birthplace of a progressive writer (6) 27 Judge of good plain cooking? (8) ) Down I The song is ended, so dismiss! (3, 3) 2 Seats for sleepers (6) 3 The river gauge starts at nothing, but nothing! (9) 4 Heavenly gear a-wheell (3, 3, 6) 6 'To touch their — of gold' (Scars) (5)

7 Has renewed misgivings over the last retreats (8)

8 Woollies for old ruffians (8) 11 Equally ready for a walk or a ride (12) 15 Producer of ladies' shirt-blouses? (9) 16 Friend abroad gets a telegram, all very matey (8) 17 Chuckers-out? (8) 19 Paddy arrayed for a film? (6)

20 How the Lion was played in A Midsummer Nighi's Dream? (6)

22 GI comes up with a card game in the White House! (5) Solution next week

Solution to Crossword no. 1304. Across: I Mobsters 5 Spider 9 Tent-pegs 10 Clumps 12 Violet 13 Pharisee 15 Isolationist 18 Pay as you earn 23 Iterates 24 Efface 26 Grills 27 Manifest 28 Renews 29 Bath chap. Down: I Motive 2 Benbow 3 Topless 4 Rags 6 Palermo 7 Domestic 8 Respects II Shatter 14 All over 16 Springer 17 Hyperion 19 Shallow 20 Raflish 21 Gareth 22 Belt up 25 Dada.